'The risks that AI poses to society are strikingly familiar, but there is one big difference: it’s not too late. This time, we know it’s all coming.'

#privacy #surveillance #AIEthics

technologyreview.com/2024/03/13/108…

Anyone from #Oxford going to Heathrow T5 tomorrow?

'ChatGPT gave John an “exceeds expectations” and Jane just a “meets expectations'

'Firms should have an AI ethics manager or consultant to constantly evaluate the use of AI at the workplace.' #AIEthics

blogs.lse.ac.uk/medialse/2024/…

'We also write to reach out, to convey the squalls and scuffles in our souls, so that others may see us better and see themselves through us. (...) To have AI strip all that away would be to render us wordless, thoughtless, self-less.' #AIEthics newrepublic.com/article/180395…

Carissa Véliz, filósofa: '...en realidad, la democracia es algo que se construye cada día, que siempre hay que defender, que se pierde o se gana en el terreno todos los días.' Carissa Véliz eldiario.es/1_ab4794?utm_c… vía elDiario.es Cultura

‘El discurso catastrofista es una cortina de humo para el verdadero problema de la IA: que es una amenaza para la democracia'. Entevista con ⁦Antonio Dieguez⁩ de ⁦Daniel Arjona⁩ elmundo.es/papel/historia…

'The FTC is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with #Amazon -owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.' Not enough. Comes down to $47 per person. #privacy apnews.com/article/ring-d…

Fauxtomation “hides the human work and falsely inflates the value of the ‘automated’ solution,” says Irina Raicu. Some great examples in this article of false advertisement... My favourite is the 'AI' who was a human and made Carlin-style jokes.
#AIethics
scientificamerican.com/article/is-the…

'Learning from him could sometimes feel like looking straight at the sun.' I feel very lucky to have known, and to have learned from, Daniel Dennett. Some reflections on an exceptional human being, in Nautilus Magazine 👇🏽 nautil.us/i-never-stoppe…

Now Available. Stream it today!
costofconvenience.film

'The new law extends to biological and neural data the same protections granted under the #Colorado #Privacy Act to fingerprints, facial images and other sensitive, biometric data.' #surveillance

nytimes.com/2024/04/17/sci…

'It bans the use of protected health information related to reproductive care when sought to identify, investigate or punish individuals, providers, or others seeking to obtain, provide, or otherwise facilitate reproductive healthcare such as abortions'
reuters.com/world/us/biden…

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'She is considered the author of the “selection, coordination, and arrangement of text generated by artificial intelligence.” This means no one can copy the book without permission, but the sentences and paragraphs themselves are not copyrighted'
#AIEthics
wired.com/story/the-us-c…

'Unlike companies that make cars or drugs or baby formula, A.I. companies aren’t required to submit their products for testing before releasing them to the public.'

Remember where you heard it first: hbr.org/2021/06/we-sho…

#AIEthics

nytimes.com/2024/04/15/tec…

In ‘Privacy Is Power’ Carissa Véliz argues: “We need to put a stop to the data economy like we put a stop to other kinds of economic exploitation in the past.”

“Economic systems that depend on the violation of rights are unacceptable.”

Below are some key ideas from the book.

'If #AI makes it possible to give search users direct answers to more of their questions, it could reduce the need to click on the links and adverts that #Google displays. This helps explain why Pichai has been cautious in adopting big changes”
#AI Ethics
ft.com/content/4dfc11…

How far are AI companies willing to go? 'To obtain data, tech companies including #OpenAI , #Google and #Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law'

“This is the largest theft in the United States, period.' #AIEthics

nytimes.com/2024/04/06/tec…

If you can be in Oxford on 20 June, please do come along. Thanks to Bodleian Libraries for this honour, and to Wadham College and Queen's College Library whose books I will be discussing

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'The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has decided that large platforms such as Facebook and Instagram cannot force a “binary” pay or consent choice on users' #privacy #AIEthics techcrunch.com/2024/04/17/con…